Re: [aus-dotnet] Please HELP -->Support for Ecma Office Open XML (45 seconds work!)

[Sam Lai]

Hmm... looks like gmail's not happy with Open XML - it doesn't
recognize the attached docx as a document at all, and instead gives it
a MIME type of ZIP (which it is I know) but then when I download it,
IE treats it as a zip, adding the extension for me.

Anyway, changing the extension to docx doesn't work either - Word 2007
says the document is corrupted.

Can anyone else open the document?

Sam

On 6/15/07, Scott Fletcher (Intl Vendor) <i-scottf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Guys and gals,
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> We really need help from you all to make Ecma Office Open XML a standard and
> we need support from Australia. Would you be able to sign up to the
> community so that we have the support to get this through. All you need is
> list a company name, URL and one contact.
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> JOIN HERE
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> 2007 marks a new era for Microsoft with the exciting launches of Windows
> Vista and Office 2007, and we look forward to partnering closely with you to
> realise the full potential of these products. This year is also an important
> year for Microsoft as Ecma Office Open XML, the document format for Office
> 2007, is currently being considered for ratification as an international
> standard for document formats before the International Organisation for
> Standardization (ISO).
>
> Ratification of Ecma Office Open XML as an ISO standard is highly desirable
> for governments, IT users and IT industry players. It will create choice and
> enhance competition in the market place between document format standards,
> advance the ongoing technological development of document formats, and drive
> economic development around the world. The benefits of this document format:
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> ·         Highest quality standard that rigorously documents all aspects of
> the format
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> ·         Puts powerful extensibility in the hands of users, enabling new
> and innovative scenarios for creating and consuming data in documents
>
> ·         Detailed specifications enables multiple interoperable
> implementations of individual features
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> ·         Enables compatibility with billions of existing documents
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> ·         Serves users needs in the areas of cultural diversity,
> accessibility and the long-term preservation of documents
>
> ·         Puts control over the evolution of the standards in the hands of
> the largest user community (.i.e., the ISO)
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> On December 8th, Ecma International, a highly respected standardisation
> body, approved the adoption of Open XML as an international open standard.
> The technical committee that approved it represented a wide range of
> interests, including information technology companies (Apple, Intel, Novell,
> Microsoft, NextPage, Toshiba), government institutions that archive
> documents (the British Library, the U.S. Library of Congress) and
> sophisticated "power users" of information technology (BP, Statoil, Barclays
> Capital, Essilor).
>
> We need your support to help us advocate ISO adoption of Ecma Office Open
> XML. There are a number of ways to do so:
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> 1.       Provide us with a 2-4 sentence statement of support for this
> document format that can be posted publicly.
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> 2.       Send a letter of support to be addressed to the local standards
> body.  A suggested template for that letter of support is attached.
>
> 3.       Register your support at
> http://www.openxmlcommunity.org/
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> If you have any questions on the document format or process for ISO
> Standardisation, please contact Sarah Bond, Platform Strategy Manager,
> Microsoft Australia at sarahbon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Thank you for your support.
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> Scott Fletcher
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> Developer Audience Marketing Manager
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> Microsoft
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> Scott Fletcher | Microsoft | Developer and Platform Strategy Group | E
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